Expression for 'beating or stopping a hole in ground and another one appears?
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I have seen this in many cartoons, where the farmer tries to shut one hole in garden so his veggies are not stolen but another one appears and so on and so forth. One of the most obvious example of these are bugs bunny animation movies, where bugs after eating all the veggies asks the farmer 'What's up doc. ?
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I have seen this in many cartoons, where the farmer tries to shut one hole in garden so his veggies are not stolen but another one appears and so on and so forth. One of the most obvious example of these are bugs bunny animation movies, where bugs after eating all the veggies asks the farmer 'What's up doc. ?
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I have seen this in many cartoons, where the farmer tries to shut one hole in garden so his veggies are not stolen but another one appears and so on and so forth. One of the most obvious example of these are bugs bunny animation movies, where bugs after eating all the veggies asks the farmer 'What's up doc. ?
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shirish
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I have seen this in many cartoons, where the farmer tries to shut one hole in garden so his veggies are not stolen but another one appears and so on and so forth. One of the most obvious example of these are bugs bunny animation movies, where bugs after eating all the veggies asks the farmer 'What's up doc. ?
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whack-a-mole macmillan
fig. a situation in which repeated efforts to resolve a problem are frustrated by the problem reappearing in a different form
As in:
“If you are on the back end, you are kind of playing whack-a-mole
trying to pick this up,†one bank source told me. Submitted from
United Kingdom on 03/01/2018
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Of course, likely more people associate "whack-a-mole" with the arcade game than with holes in the ground.
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:25
youtube.com/watch?v=VoP1E9J4jpg
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:26
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It's worth mentioning that the phrase is used explicitly as a reference to the game, as it was used in the example you showed. You'd say "This garden is like a game of whack-a-mole," not "This garden is whack-a-mole."
– Karen
Aug 10 at 22:35
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I hear "playing whack-a-mole" all the time in the US. The phrase is derived from a physical arcade game. It was even reimplemented as a virtual mini-game inside World of Warcraft. I would expect it to be well known in both AmE and BrE.
– Michael Hampton
Aug 10 at 23:40
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Yes, it's a very common metaphor for any situation where new problems keep arising as you solve previous problems. It does derive from the game.
– Barmar
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whack-a-mole macmillan
fig. a situation in which repeated efforts to resolve a problem are frustrated by the problem reappearing in a different form
As in:
“If you are on the back end, you are kind of playing whack-a-mole
trying to pick this up,†one bank source told me. Submitted from
United Kingdom on 03/01/2018
answered Aug 10 at 19:08
lbf
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Of course, likely more people associate "whack-a-mole" with the arcade game than with holes in the ground.
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:25
youtube.com/watch?v=VoP1E9J4jpg
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:26
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It's worth mentioning that the phrase is used explicitly as a reference to the game, as it was used in the example you showed. You'd say "This garden is like a game of whack-a-mole," not "This garden is whack-a-mole."
– Karen
Aug 10 at 22:35
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I hear "playing whack-a-mole" all the time in the US. The phrase is derived from a physical arcade game. It was even reimplemented as a virtual mini-game inside World of Warcraft. I would expect it to be well known in both AmE and BrE.
– Michael Hampton
Aug 10 at 23:40
1
Yes, it's a very common metaphor for any situation where new problems keep arising as you solve previous problems. It does derive from the game.
– Barmar
Aug 11 at 0:19
 |Â
show 1 more comment
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whack-a-mole macmillan
fig. a situation in which repeated efforts to resolve a problem are frustrated by the problem reappearing in a different form
As in:
“If you are on the back end, you are kind of playing whack-a-mole
trying to pick this up,†one bank source told me. Submitted from
United Kingdom on 03/01/2018
answered Aug 10 at 19:08
lbf
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Of course, likely more people associate "whack-a-mole" with the arcade game than with holes in the ground.
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:25
youtube.com/watch?v=VoP1E9J4jpg
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:26
2
It's worth mentioning that the phrase is used explicitly as a reference to the game, as it was used in the example you showed. You'd say "This garden is like a game of whack-a-mole," not "This garden is whack-a-mole."
– Karen
Aug 10 at 22:35
6
I hear "playing whack-a-mole" all the time in the US. The phrase is derived from a physical arcade game. It was even reimplemented as a virtual mini-game inside World of Warcraft. I would expect it to be well known in both AmE and BrE.
– Michael Hampton
Aug 10 at 23:40
1
Yes, it's a very common metaphor for any situation where new problems keep arising as you solve previous problems. It does derive from the game.
– Barmar
Aug 11 at 0:19
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
whack-a-mole macmillan
fig. a situation in which repeated efforts to resolve a problem are frustrated by the problem reappearing in a different form
As in:
“If you are on the back end, you are kind of playing whack-a-mole
trying to pick this up,†one bank source told me. Submitted from
United Kingdom on 03/01/2018
answered Aug 10 at 19:08
lbf
11.9k21353
whack-a-mole macmillan
fig. a situation in which repeated efforts to resolve a problem are frustrated by the problem reappearing in a different form
As in:
“If you are on the back end, you are kind of playing whack-a-mole
trying to pick this up,†one bank source told me. Submitted from
United Kingdom on 03/01/2018
answered Aug 10 at 19:08
lbf
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lbf
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answered Aug 10 at 19:08
lbf
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answered Aug 10 at 19:08
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Of course, likely more people associate "whack-a-mole" with the arcade game than with holes in the ground.
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:25
youtube.com/watch?v=VoP1E9J4jpg
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:26
2
It's worth mentioning that the phrase is used explicitly as a reference to the game, as it was used in the example you showed. You'd say "This garden is like a game of whack-a-mole," not "This garden is whack-a-mole."
– Karen
Aug 10 at 22:35
6
I hear "playing whack-a-mole" all the time in the US. The phrase is derived from a physical arcade game. It was even reimplemented as a virtual mini-game inside World of Warcraft. I would expect it to be well known in both AmE and BrE.
– Michael Hampton
Aug 10 at 23:40
1
Yes, it's a very common metaphor for any situation where new problems keep arising as you solve previous problems. It does derive from the game.
– Barmar
Aug 11 at 0:19
 |Â
show 1 more comment
2
Of course, likely more people associate "whack-a-mole" with the arcade game than with holes in the ground.
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:25
youtube.com/watch?v=VoP1E9J4jpg
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:26
2
It's worth mentioning that the phrase is used explicitly as a reference to the game, as it was used in the example you showed. You'd say "This garden is like a game of whack-a-mole," not "This garden is whack-a-mole."
– Karen
Aug 10 at 22:35
6
I hear "playing whack-a-mole" all the time in the US. The phrase is derived from a physical arcade game. It was even reimplemented as a virtual mini-game inside World of Warcraft. I would expect it to be well known in both AmE and BrE.
– Michael Hampton
Aug 10 at 23:40
1
Yes, it's a very common metaphor for any situation where new problems keep arising as you solve previous problems. It does derive from the game.
– Barmar
Aug 11 at 0:19
2
2
Of course, likely more people associate "whack-a-mole" with the arcade game than with holes in the ground.
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:25
Of course, likely more people associate "whack-a-mole" with the arcade game than with holes in the ground.
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:25
youtube.com/watch?v=VoP1E9J4jpg
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:26
youtube.com/watch?v=VoP1E9J4jpg
– Hot Licks
Aug 10 at 19:26
2
2
It's worth mentioning that the phrase is used explicitly as a reference to the game, as it was used in the example you showed. You'd say "This garden is like a game of whack-a-mole," not "This garden is whack-a-mole."
– Karen
Aug 10 at 22:35
It's worth mentioning that the phrase is used explicitly as a reference to the game, as it was used in the example you showed. You'd say "This garden is like a game of whack-a-mole," not "This garden is whack-a-mole."
– Karen
Aug 10 at 22:35
6
6
I hear "playing whack-a-mole" all the time in the US. The phrase is derived from a physical arcade game. It was even reimplemented as a virtual mini-game inside World of Warcraft. I would expect it to be well known in both AmE and BrE.
– Michael Hampton
Aug 10 at 23:40
I hear "playing whack-a-mole" all the time in the US. The phrase is derived from a physical arcade game. It was even reimplemented as a virtual mini-game inside World of Warcraft. I would expect it to be well known in both AmE and BrE.
– Michael Hampton
Aug 10 at 23:40
1
1
Yes, it's a very common metaphor for any situation where new problems keep arising as you solve previous problems. It does derive from the game.
– Barmar
Aug 11 at 0:19
Yes, it's a very common metaphor for any situation where new problems keep arising as you solve previous problems. It does derive from the game.
– Barmar
Aug 11 at 0:19
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